The grandfather and father-of-two, from Sutton, near Tenbury Wells, said he had planned his funeral with the help of a local celebrant and did not want a "dour affair", but a "celebration of his life".

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John King and wife Elaine, pictured before he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease

Speaking to the BBC a week before his death, he said: "I've thought about this long enough.

"I live in this wheelchair. This is my life from the moment I've got out of bed in the morning.

"I have carers coming in to get me out of bed, shower me and dress me... It's all these silly little things that make you just feel so useless that you get to a point of saying 'what's the point of still being alive'?"

Talking about her husband's decision, Mrs King said: "No-one can blame him whatsoever.

"I see him 24/7 and how he is now to how he used to be and how he suffers. I don't have a problem."

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Noel Conway is calling for a change in the law around assisted suicide

Mr King said he did not want a change in the law for assisted suicide as it "could make people vulnerable to pressure".